Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar said on Friday that the Indian government’s Hindutva expansionist designs were “extremely dangerous” for regional and global peace and security.

“Pakistan has been directly affected by the Indian designs for a long time but the recent wave of Hindutva had alarmed the Western capitals as well,” he said in an interview with PTV on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on Friday.

He was referring to the murder of a Sikh leader in Canada. The Canadian government has linked Hardeep Singh Nijjar, 45, killing with the Indian government.

Pakistan would keep on highlighting such a big issue, he said, and added that the country had also presented the issue to the United Nations general secretary.

He was of the view that the capturing of Indian spy Kulbhushan Yadav in the Balochistan area was “clear proof” of Indian direct intervention in Pakistan.

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“Pakistan has enough capability to tackle the challenge of terrorism. We are proud of our military that has developed the capability of eliminating terrorism,” he said, adding that Pakistan was in close coordination with the regional countries including Afghanistan in this regard.

He said the whole region was “deeply concerned” and worried about the resurgence of terrorism.

When asked, the prime minister said Pakistan was a sovereign and independent country as the country has enjoyed an all-weather friendship with China and it would remain intact in the future.

“If anybody thinks that we will develop relations with any country at China’s cost, he or she cannot understand the legitimate interest of Pakistan with respect to China.”

He added that Pakistan had also friendly relations with the US and other Western countries in diverse fields.

While speaking about his recent meeting with the International Monetary Fund chief, Kakar said that the IMF chief expressed her “pleasure” over knowing about the Pakistan government’s strict actions against the smugglers and currency hoarders in the country.

He highlighted that the IMF only wanted the country’s economic situation should get better and they desired to get assurance that the fund it was giving to the country was in safe hands.

The interim prime minister reiterated that the caretaker government’s key responsibility was to facilitate the Election Commission of Pakistan to ensure smooth, free, and fair elections.